stereoscope /ster·eo·scope/ (ster´e-o-skōp″) an instrument for producing the appearance of solidity and relief by combining the images of two similar pictures of an object.
stereoscope,
ster·e·o·scope (st r  - -sk p )n. An optical instrument with two eyepieces used to impart a three-dimensional effect to two photographs of the same scene taken at slightly different angles. |
stereoscope,
n an optical instrument for viewing photographs or radiographs; it produces binocular vision, or a blending of images, so that new perspectives may be seen with an appearance of depth. It operates on the same principle as the eyes–that is, two views are registered on the retinas of the eyes, and the brain merges them into one.
stereoscope
an instrument for producing the appearance of solidity and relief by combining the images of two similar pictures of an object.
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